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HUD Jumpstarts PACE Financing for Homes

Green Building Law Update

Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Department of Veterans Affairs released new guidance, changing their previous positions, now widely allowing residential Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) financing. real estate since the invention of the glass window. HVAC system upgrades, photovoltaic systems, cool roofs, etc.),

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Army Job Order Contracts FAIL to meet AFARS requirements MOST OF THE TIME

Job Order Contracting

The J OCPB (JOC Price Book: reflects the current local costs in detail for construction tasks expected to be performed in the geographical area of the base contract with the primary use of developing a detailed line-item price. This is a national average cost book that DOES NOT REFLECT LOCAL COSTS. 5117.9001 Definitions.

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PACE Bill Due in Baltimore City

Green Building Law Update

PACE state enabling statutes generally authorize local governments to engage private sector lenders to provide upfront low interest financing to property owners for qualified projects (e.g., providing opportunities to separately finance the top 20% of a construction project or.),

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Senate Finance Passes Tax Extensions | ENR: Engineering News.

ENR Construction

Sustainability. Book Reviews. Senate Finance Passes Tax Extensions. Power & Industrial. Water & Dams. Rebuilding Japan. Gulf Oil Spill. Building Types. Construction Methods. Haiti Reconstruction. Economic Stimulus. Safety & Health. Banking & Credit Crisis. Project Delivery. Ethics & Corruption. Economic Stimulus.

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Adding Efficient Construction Management and LEED Certification to Lower Operating Costs

Constructonomics

Despite the potential savings and reduced environmental footprint that Noelle lists, many businesses and homeowners are hesitant to move toward sustainability due to the initial costs, as pointed out by The Energy Fix’s post in 2011. Sustainable projects often also enjoy preferred financing from banks and other lenders.

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Quake-Damaged Building Implosion One for the Books | ENR.

ENR Construction

Sustainability. Book Reviews. Quake-Damaged Building Implosion One for the Books. Power & Industrial. Water & Dams. Rebuilding Japan. Gulf Oil Spill. -->. Building Types. Construction Methods. Haiti Reconstruction. Economic Stimulus. -->. Safety & Health. Banking & Credit Crisis. --> Companies. Project Delivery.

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Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture: The Cul-de-Sac.

Natural Building

Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture. Sustainable architecture is an exciting and important field, with many people reviving traditional methods of building and others creating innovations to established practices. Kelly has lived in an earthbag/papercrete home that he built and consults about sustainable building design.